Greek-American relations
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This article describes positive and negative aspects of Greek-American relations.
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[edit] Positive aspects
[edit] Historical ties
The United States and Greece have long-standing historical, political, and cultural ties based on a common heritage, shared democratic values, and participation as Allies during World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Cold War. The U.S. is the largest foreign investor in Greece; U.S. foreign investment in Greece was about $1.5 billion in 1994.
[edit] Greek-American community
About 3 million Americans are of Greek ancestry. The Greek-Americans are a well-organized community in the U.S., and they help cultivate close political and cultural ties with Greece. Greece has the seventh-largest population of U.S. Social Security beneficiaries in the world.
[edit] Negative aspects
Some aspects of U.S. foreign policy are viewed less favourably by Greeks living in Greece. These include the occupation of Iraq and the 2004 recognition of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name by the United States.
